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Having recently reread Steven Pressfield's Gates of Fire for the umpteenth time, I was interested in finding a good game on this one-sided battle. I appear to have been unsuccessful. Most interesting I think would be a solitaire system that wedded the land battle with the Athenian "wooden wall" naval defense at Salamis. Add on if I've missed anything here.
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1. Board Game: Go Tell the Spartans [Average Rating:4.32 Overall Rank:7352]
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Was excited to find this right off, especially with Craig Grando as the artist. But the game's incredibly low rating speaks poorly for the system... I take it this is not the winner.
 
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Heath Avery
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100% agreed...the only game ever known I feel that was 100% unplayable ...amazing error
HOWEVER With the new updated rulebook available free on line....the game does work now....I have tried it solo as it should be and it works now and is kinda fun to see how much carnage can be done before each Persian troop type retires bloodied and beaten
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  • Posted Mon Dec 24, 2007 9:36 am
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2. Board Game: Battle of Thermopylae [Average Rating:3.95 Unranked]
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Low end production values, but for $5, what can you say? How does the gameplay measure up - this seems more detailed, and the area movement probably works well for this topic.
 
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3. Board Game: Thermopylae [Average Rating:0.00 Unranked]
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Older game, apparently even more detailed. Is this system worth exploring if one can get their hands on it? Is the map historically accurate?
 
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4. Board Game: Hexostrategy: 300 Spartans [Average Rating:7.00 Unranked]
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Broader simulation of the wars, but says it includes tactical battles. Presumably Thermopylae would just be abstracted though. Does this relatively high rating reflect more on the nice components or the system itself?
 
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This looks interesting ... but I followed the link to the publisher's website and there's not even a mention of this game on there.
 
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  • Posted Sat Mar 10, 2007 11:56 am
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So what is it? Is it just a myht? or is it a real game?
I didn't know Zvesda made hex map with their minis! If that game really exist I will definetly purchase one copy.
 
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  • Posted Mon Mar 26, 2007 8:37 am
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5. Board Game: Spartan [Average Rating:6.37 Overall Rank:4644]
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Does this old SPI game perhaps include a Thermopylae scenario? Talk to me about this one, worth hunting up?
 
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Heath Avery
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Yes def worth hunting....I dont think it has a scenario but its easy to come up with one.....With my prestags I put the map under perspex and colour and " art up" a battle field to make it look great..same could be done with the 300
 
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  • Posted Mon Dec 24, 2007 9:53 am
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6. Board Game: War Galley - Salamis [Average Rating:7.06 Unranked] [Average Rating:7.06 Unranked]
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Recent GMT game on Salamis, would this system blend well into a combo game with the land battle at the gates?
 
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7. Board Game: Battle of Salamis [Average Rating:0.00 Unranked]
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Almost no info here, what's up with this one?
 
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Dan Blum
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It was published years ago in a somewhat obscure magazine, so I'd guess hardly anyone has a copy these days.
 
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  • Posted Sun Jan 21, 2007 5:57 pm
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While yet, with as sparse as the '411' is for THAT, then it STILL was "accepted"?!? man, did YOU ever 'get' the appropriate "username" then huh?
 
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  • Posted Sat Mar 10, 2007 4:58 am
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8. Board Game: Commands & Colors: Ancients Expansion Pack #1: Greece & Eastern Kingdoms [Average Rating:8.34 Unranked] [Average Rating:8.34 Unranked]
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There's a Thermopylae scenario for this here: http://www.thewargamer.com/ccancients/modules/alt/CCA-A10-Th...

Talk to me about it.
 
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This is probably your best bet.

 
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  • Posted Mon Jan 22, 2007 7:55 pm
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Douglas S
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Here's a great AAR report of it:

http://www.boardgamegeek.com/article/1292166


Again, get this game and d/l this scenario for your best Thermopylae fix!


-Doug
 
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  • Posted Tue Jan 23, 2007 7:26 am
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9. Board Game: Unpublished Prototype [Average Rating:7.06 Overall Rank:1091]
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http://www.thermopylae-online.com/
 
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10. Board Game: 300: The Board Game [Average Rating:6.30 Overall Rank:3276]
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OMG...I love that book!

Have you read Frank Miller's graphic novel, 300? There is a movie of it that is due out this year.
 
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  • Posted Sun Jan 21, 2007 5:01 pm
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